1) Amendment 46: It's Not a Zero-Sum Game
State Sen. Peter Groff
Editorial, Denver PostSeptember 18, 2008In Colorado, we believe everyone should have a chance to achieve his or her full potential. And we know that we are stronger as a society when we all have a fair shot at the American dream. Amendment 46 would limit that fair shot for many Coloradans and would do so with misleading and ill-defined language that will plunge the state into years of expensive litigation. full story

2) Anti-Ward Connerly TV Spot Debuts in Colorado
Naomi Zeveloff
Article, The Colorado IndependentSeptember 24, 2008With less than six weeks until voters are asked to weigh in on the controversial Amendment 46 to end affirmative action in Colorado, a Washington, D.C., group has joined the fray.full story

3) Proposal 2 Dealt a Cruel Blow to Minority Students
Muskegon Chronicle
Editorial, Muskegon ChronicleSeptember 19, 2008The predicted effect of statewide Proposal 2 on minority students is, sadly, coming true. The 2006 voter initiative, which banned affirmative action programs currently in use to broaden diversity in the public sector -- particularly in higher education -- is dealing many of them a cruel blow. full story

4) Guidance or Spin on Affirmative Action Rulings?
Scott Jaschik
Article, Inside Higher EdSeptember 19, 2008More than five years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two landmark decisions about the consideration of race in college admissions decisions — permitting race to be considered, but only in some circumstances.full story

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